Stories That Happened In WA

Episode 219 This episode of the We Like Shooting show is brought to you by Second Call Defense, Manticore Arms, DEZ Tactical Arms, the Sonoran Desert Institute, JCAA Ammunition, the Patriot Patch Company and Brownells! Welcome to the We Like Shooting Show, episode 219. Tonight we will talk about Snag mag, sterling 302, Ruger P85, Cash Cannon, Etymotic electronic ear pro, The Hank Strange Situation, Who... Read More »

A Washington man found out that you don't bring a baseball bat to a gunfight. A concealed carrier was able to defend himself from a man in a Walmart who grabbed a baseball bat and began to assault him in front of his children. According to local media reports: A 32-year-old man who was shopping with at least three children at a Yakima Wal-Mart was the victim of an unprovoked assault when a stranger picked up a... Read More »

Fearless, armed women are certainly making a statement so far in 2015. Case in point, when an armed Pennsylvania woman found two men breaking into a car in her driveway she quickly took action. According to local media reports: Ephrata police already had been alerted by a 911 caller that two men were entering cars along Misty and Creek lanes at 2:30 a.m. Monday, according to criminal complaints. But the woman took... Read More »

A concealed carrier in Dallesport, Washington was responsible for capturing a burglar who broke into a small airport near his home. According to local media: Investigators said a burglar had smashed out the windows of the airport's main office and went inside the building. The caller to 911 reported hearing the glass breaking downstairs, so he had called for a neighbor to come by, as well. That neighbor, Darren... Read More »

A mother in Edmonds, Washington was up very early on Thanksgiving morning, but it wasn't to start the turkey. The woman was fighting for her life and the lives of four young children in the home after a home invader forced his way into the residence. According to local media outlet KIROTV: After pounding at her door at 3:15am, police said the 22-year-old suspect tried to force his way inside. “They thought... Read More »

It's a terrifying scenario to think about. Three armed men force their way into your home, injure you and your spouse and then tie you both up before ransacking your home. That's the exact situation a Washington couple found themselves in on Tuesday night. According to Q13 Fox, three suspects forced their way into a Lakewood, WA home around 9:30pm. At least one of the suspects was armed with a gun and one a knife.... Read More »

An armed employee at a Tacoma, Washington wine bar was probably glad they were carrying a firearm when the following events happened. A man, identified as Robert Anthony Rash, punched a woman in the face, flipped the table where she was sitting with her friends and then drew a 12 inch kitchen knife. Fortunately, that's when one of the employees at the bar intervened. According to The News Tribune, After the... Read More »

For many defensive gun use stories there is simply not enough information to write a full article, or we get backlogged due to a high number of stories, so we occasionally publish a defensive gun use round-up to cover the stories from the last several days that fall into these categories. We feel it is still important to document these stories in order to keep the total count of documented defensive gun uses more accurate. It... Read More »

Don't worry, Jane Seymour is just fine. Most of the stories we feature here are defensive gun uses against bad guys. However, in this case we have an 11 year old girl defensing her brother not from a violent criminal, but from Mother Nature. According to media reports, a female cougar attempted to follow and 14 year old boy into a basement door of his home in Twisp, WA. The boy's sister, shot and killed the animal... Read More »

It's most people's worst nightmare. It's the middle of the night and you're startled from sleep by someone trying to break into your home. That's exactly what happened to Rudy Ontiveros Jr. Around 2:30am Ontiveros awoke to someone trying to break into the home he shares with his girlfriend and several young children. According to The Tri-City Herald, At some point, the suspect, identified as Stephan Sergio Aceves,... Read More »